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Painting the Biblical Story

Dr. Beldman’s student Ingrid Bouma produced a series of eleven original paintings that together tell the biblical story.

Part of the Biblical Artist Series series

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Rescuing Eagles and Baby-Eating Dragons: An Apocalyptic Christmas Story

An apocalyptic thread is woven throughout all of salvation history, even through the Christmas story.

Painting of a veiled Tamar

Family Conflicts and the Restoration of the Cosmos, Part III: The Lion of Judah, or the Kid of Tamar?

In Genesis 37–50, the image of kingly humility and servanthood is not the lion of Judah, but a foreign widow.

Part of the Family Conflicts and the Restoration of the Cosmos series

Painting representing PTSD

Does God Really Command Women to Marry Their Rapists? A Study of Deuteronomic Law

Deuteronomic law values the well-being of its female citizens, empowers them with a legal voice, and relies on rational proof.

Part of the A Gender Study: The Real Lives of Women and Men in the Bible series

Painting of Joseph in Egypt

Instead of Fearing Loss of Political Power, Christians Should Consider the Daniel Option

Evangelicals clinging to political power—even if from good motivations—should consider the stories of Joseph and Daniel.

St. Jerome and the angel painting

How a Literary Bible Translation Transformed My View of Scripture

As a composer of sacred music, I rely on the biblical text just as deeply as a scholar or a…

Painting depicting the worship of the golden calf

What Is a Biblical Motif? The Levites as a Case Study

Motifs surrounding Levites and cultic servants influence readers’ understanding of their significance and relationship.

Painting of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

The Roots of Violence: Male Violence against Women in Genesis

Male violence against women in Genesis belongs within the broader narrative portrait of humanity’s violence and rebellion against God.

Part of the A Gender Study: The Real Lives of Women and Men in the Bible series

Passover seder plate with wine and matza

A Wrinkle in Time? Mental Time Travel and Memory in the Bible

How will the people remain faithful to the covenant without Moses? For Deuteronomy, the answer is memory.

Esau selling Jacob his birthright

Achilles’ Heel and Jacob the Heel-Grabber: Wrestling with Weakness, Fate, and the Mysterious Divine

Achilles’ heel and Jacob’s heel are both points of weakness, but while Achilles’ weakness gets him killed, Jacob’s weakness saves him.